'Except Maybe One...': Rohit Sharma Gives Big Hint Ahead Of India's ODI World Cup Squad Announcement

Rohit Sharma-led team India will play their inaugural match in 2023 ODI World Cup on October 8 against Australia.

This year's World Cup, to be played on Indian soil, is a golden opportunity for the hosts to end their 10-year ICC trophy drought.

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India ODI World Cup squad: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will announce India's ODI World Cup 2023 squad on Tuesday (September 5). The Men in Blue are currently in action in Asia Cup 2023 tournament. This year's World Cup, to be played on Indian soil, is a golden opportunity for the hosts to end their 10-year ICC trophy drought. Ahead of India's ODI World Cup squad announcement, India attained a thumping win over Nepal after which Rohit Sharma said that the team needed to improve fielding. He also gave a big hint on India's World Cup squad.

"To start with, there were some nerves, but once I got my eye in, I wanted to cash in and get my team home. I just wanted to chip it over the short fine leg, there was no intention to clear the deep backward square leg, but bats these days are so good. When we came here, in the back of our mind we knew what our [World Cup] 15 would look like, except maybe one or two spots. We cannot really look too much into these two games, one was washed out, but luckily we got to bat in the first game and bowl in this one. We have not been at our best. But a few guys are coming out after months out of the game. Once we move ahead in the Super Fours, there's no room for complacency. First game, under pressure, Hardik and Ishan got us into a good position. Today our bowling was okay, but fielding was below par," said Rohit in a post-match presentation ceremony.

"When we came here, in the back of our mind we knew what our [World Cup] 15 would look like, except maybe one or two spots. We cannot really look too much into these two games, one was washed out, but luckily we got to bat in the first game and bowl in this one. We have not been at our best. But a few guys are coming out after months out of the game. Once we move ahead in the Super Fours, there's no room for complacency. First game, under pressure, Hardik and Ishan got us into a good position. Today our bowling was okay, but fielding was below par," said Rohit in a post-match presentation.

India will play their inaugural match in 2023 ODI World Cup on October 8 against Australia.